Father's Face

“Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.”

(Jesus - as quoted in John 14:9 - NLT)

Most of us believe that we can judge the character of another by looking at their face. Scientists also have uncovered evidence that points to the fact that the personality of an individual can be seen on their face.

For many generations the ultimate longing of men and women was that they might see the Father's face. Moses cried – “show me your glory”. Father replied – Yes, but my face must not be seen (See Exodus 33:30). It was not that he was being cruel or unkind – it was simply that the radiance of his face would destroy anyone who looked in to it – like looking in to the face of the sun if you were standing only a few yards away.

There was only one way the Father could reveal His face to us and that was to come down to a level where the human could behold the divine. So he sent Jesus! If I want to know anything about Father – I find it in Jesus, for everything he did was a reflection of Father’s heart. His is the human face of the divine Father - the face of the Father to us.